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The Financial Conduct Authority has released its regulatory priorities report for the UK payments industry. The report lands at a crucial...
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As they continue to adopt new technology, including AI, financial service providers face ever-growing cyber threats and operational...
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Last month, regulators in Singapore and Hong Kong have continued efforts aimed at making capital markets more robust, liquid and...
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As it continues to work on its rulebook for cryptoassets, the Financial Conduct Authority is also considering how existing rules will...
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In 2024 HM Treasury promised a Payments Forward Plan to sequence future initiatives for the UK payments sector. The Plan has now arrived...
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The publication of the FCA’s first Enforcement Watch attracted significant attention. FCA Co-head of Enforcement Therese Chambers had...
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The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed the rules that will apply to buy-now pay-later providers under a new regulatory regime. UK...
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The Financial Conduct Authority has begun legal proceedings against a crypto exchange. The claim is the first the FCA has brought for...
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Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2026 (now updated to January 2026) explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the...
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Parliament has now made the regulations which will deliver the UK’s regulatory framework for cryptoassets. Firms carrying on regulated...
In Singapore, the beginning of 2026 has seen a slow start to regulatory activity, although there have been some important updates to the...
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Firms should start preparing now for the UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime, according to the Financial Conduct Authority. Doing so will...
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During discussions around the FCA’s 2024 attempt to secure greater powers to name firms under investigation – which concluded with a...
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This year firms will need to apply pre-AI regulation to their adoption of the latest technologies. Automating customer journeys...
The end of 2025 saw a lot of regulatory activity in Hong Kong and Singapore. The regulatory focus for both jurisdictions centres on...
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This year regulators will start using new powers to make sure that the payments sector is ready to withstand disruption. Putting DORA...